NDAC 99-01.3-03-09
Inventory records of games, paper bingo cards, tickets, cash banks, and chips and reconciliation
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 99-01.3-03-09
1.
An organization shall maintain master and site inventory records of all deals and games that
have a state gaming stamp affixed to their flares. The master records must include the sales
invoice number, date received, name of game, dates of issuance to and received from a site,
site name, date deal was placed, date game (that the deal was played as part of) was closed,
and quarter the deal was reported on the tax return, by gaming stamp number. The site
records must include the gaming stamp number, date received, date placed, and date game
(that the deal was played as part of) was closed, by site and name of game. If an organization
has only one site where inventory is stored, it may combine the master and site inventory
records. Annually an organization shall reconcile its inventory records of all deals and games
that have a state gaming stamp affixed to their flares that are recorded as being in play and in
inventory as unplayed to the items that are actually in play and in inventory. This includes all
games and deals that have not been reported on a tax return. A person who does not have
sole access, shall count these items that are actually in play and in inventory, compare this
count to the inventory records, and resolve any difference.
2.
An organization shall maintain master and site inventory records of paper bingo cards. The
master records must include for each primary color and type of card, the sales invoice
number, date received, number of cards bought, serial number, dates of issuance to a site,
site name, and quantity of cards issued to the site, or include information prescribed by a
method approved by the attorney general. If an organization has only one site where inventory
is stored, it may combine the master and site inventory records. The site records for each
series must include site name, primary color and type of card, serial number, quantity
received, date received, and quantity issued and returned for each session, or include
information prescribed by a method approved by the attorney general. Annually an
organization shall reconcile its inventory records of paper bingo cards that are recorded as
being in inventory to the cards that are actually in inventory. A person who does not have sole
access, shall count these items that are actually in inventory, compare this count to the
inventory records, and resolve any difference.
3.
An organization shall maintain master and site inventory records of rolls of tickets. The master
records must include for each ticket roll the color of the roll, date received, beginning ticket
number, ending ticket number, number of tickets bought, date of issuance to a site, and site
name, or include information prescribed by a method approved by the attorney general. If an
organization has only one site where inventory is stored, it may combine the master and site
inventory records. The site records must include site name, color of roll, beginning ticket
number, ending ticket number, quantity received, date received, and quantity issued and
returned for each session or event, or include information prescribed by a method approved
by the attorney general. Annually an organization shall reconcile its inventory of tickets. This
reconciliation must include verification of the starting ticket number and total number of
remaining tickets that are recorded as being at the home office and site to the tickets that are
actually on hand. A person who does not have sole access, shall count the tickets at the home
office and site, compare this count to the inventory records, and resolve any difference.
4.
An organization shall maintain a master record of ideal cash bank amounts and account for
permanent increases or decreases. For each cash bank, the record must include the site,
game type, game identifier, and amount. When a cash bank is started or when the ideal
amount is permanently increased or decreased, the date, check number, amount, source or
destination of the funds, and updated ideal cash bank amount must be recorded. Annually an
organization shall reconcile its master cash bank records to the actual cash banks. A person
who does not have sole access, shall count the cash banks, compare the count to the current
ideal cash bank amount recorded on the record, and resolve any difference.
5.
An organization shall maintain casino and betting chip master and site inventory records. The
records must include the dates chips are acquired, transferred to, and received from a site
and running totals, by value of chip. Annually an organization shall reconcile its inventory of
chips that are recorded as being at the home office and site to the chips that are actually in
inventory. If an organization has only one site where inventory is stored, it may combine the
master and site inventory records. A person who does not have sole access, shall count the
chips in inventory at the home office and site, compare this count to the inventory records, and
resolve any difference.
6.
The count and reconciliation must be done by a person who does not have sole access to
deals, games, paper bingo cards, rolls of tickets, cash banks (and who does not have sole
signatory authority of the gaming account), or chips. It must be documented, including the
name and title of the person who does the count and reconciliation, date and procedure
performed, result, corrective action taken, and initials of that person.